HPC Storage Engineer

NorthMark Strategies LLC; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-Paid Lunch Stipend

Employer-Paid Medical (HDHP)

Paid Parental Leave (16 weeks)

401(k) matching

25 PTO + 12 holidays

Job summary

NorthMark Strategies LLC is seeking an HPC Storage Engineer in Dallas to design, deploy, and manage multi-PB storage that supports research workloads. You will optimize workflows, apply IaC practices, and partner with researchers, software engineers, and vendors to ensure scalable, reliable storage infrastructure.

The role emphasizes hands-on storage architecture, performance tuning, and a collaborative, results-driven approach in a high-demand HPC environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience deploying high-performance and/or clustered filesystems at scale.
• Knowledge of data center storage technologies (file, block, object).
• Team player with collaboration skills and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage multi-PB storage systems for compute.
• Automate processes with Infrastructure-as-Code for repeatable storage products.
• Act as storage expert across projects and coordinate with researchers and engineers.
• Collaborate with customers to streamline storage workflows.

Skills

HPC storage

Isilon/PowerScale

Vast Data

Python

DevOps

Jira

Clustered filesystems

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Vast Data

Isilon/PowerScale

Job description

## HPC Storage EngineerApply: Dallas TX: Full time: Posted 7 Days Ago: R13254**The Company**NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC2) is backed by dedicated leadership and investment, with a clear mission as it operates at the bleeding edge of technology. Its goal is to scale and enhance the high-performance computing (HPC) and cloud infrastructure that supports its clients' research, production, and delivery, enabling breakthroughs that shape the industries of tomorrow. Its engineers build critical infrastructure to eliminate friction in scientific research, simulations, analysis, and decision-making, accelerating discovery and driving faster innovation.**The Position**The HPC Storage Engineering team manages our high performance scalable storage in excess of 200 petabytes. We are responsible for the design, deployment, and operation of this storage platform, which supports the research workloads of our Researchers, and is therefore a core component of infrastructure.Working alongside our global team, you will optimize and troubleshoot workflows alongside our Researchers and Software Engineers, Our involvement extends to optimization and troubleshooting of workflows, working with Researchers and Software Engineers daily, as well as our Networks team and external vendors, including DELL, VAST, HPE and, RUBRIK.**Responsibilities:*** Design, implement, and manage multi-PB storage systems to support the compute environment* Implement automated processes and procedures consistent with a strategy of Infrastructure-as-code for a consistent, repeatable storage product* Leverage experience and expertise across all things storage related to act as an expert for a wide array of projects* Work with customers to streamline workflows for optimal storage usage**Requirements:*** Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience* Experience deploying and managing high-performance and/or clustered filesystems at scale* Strong working knowledge of the different types of data center storage technologies (file, block, object) and how they differ* Team player that enjoys collaborating with others to deliver supportable storage environments* Experience with scale-out storage architectures such as Vast Data and Isilon/PowerScale* Recent experience working through JIRA tickets* Great problem solving skills, be self-driven, and hard working* A passion for technology and hardware* Python and/or DevOps experience*It is impossible to list every requirement for, or responsibility of, any position. Similarly, we cannot identify all the skills a position may require since job responsibilities and the Company’s needs may change over time. Therefore, the above job description is not comprehensive or exhaustive. The Company reserves the right to adjust, add to or eliminate any aspect of the above description. The Company also retains the right to require all employees to undertake additional or different job responsibilities when necessary to meet business needs.***Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.****Benefits & Perks:*** **Company-Paid Lunch Stipend**: Lunch is provided via GrubHub* **Company-Paid Benefits:** 100% Employer-Paid Medical in our High Deductible Health Plan, Dental and Vision benefits for employees and their families, 16 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, Employee Assistance Program, Life insurance, Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability* **401(k):** Company will match 100% of your contributions up to 6%* **Optional Employee-Paid Benefits:** Medical insurance in our PPO plan and a variety of other benefits such as Health Savings Accounts (with Company Contribution!), Flexible Spending Accounts, Supplemental Life Insurance, Wellhub and more.* **Time Off:** 25 days of Paid Time Off plus 12 company holidays**EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER**NORTHMARK STRATEGIES LLC IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. THE COMPANY'S POLICY IS NOT TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, MARITAL STATUS, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY, AND GENETIC INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER BASIS PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THE FIRM ALSO PROHIBITS HARASSMENT OF APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES BASED ON ANY OF THESE PROTECTED CATEGORIES.NorthMark Strategies is a leading strategic capital firm, combining capital, innovation, and engineering to drive long-term value. From operating complex businesses to backing breakthrough technologies, our mission is to deploy capital and build enduring businesses. Our team combines intelligent risk-taking, operational excellence, exceptional talent, and world-class computing capacity to create shareholder value.Our company offers a dynamic environment where individuals have the freedom to lead companies toward bold achievements by embracing innovation, leveraging technology, and fostering differentiated business strategies. Our values are Integrity, Ability, and Energy, and the company aims to hire individuals who possess those qualities.At NorthMark Strategies, we believe the future isn’t something to hope for, it’s something to build. We don’t just invest, we create. Bringing together strategic insight and technical horsepower to deliver outcomes that endure.